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The challenges and solutions for preserving these resources are the focus of the Iberian Congress on Groundwater, Environment, Health and Heritage
FACSA and IPROMA, companies from the services division of Grupo Gimeno, have been present this week at the Iberian Congress on Groundwater, Environment, Health and Heritage that has taken place at the Hospedería Fonseca of the University of Salamanca with the aim of debating and finding solutions to the challenges raised around the preservation of the quantity and quality of groundwater.
During the congress, representatives from the Center for Hydrogeology of the University of Malaga (CEHIUMA) presented to the attendees the main conclusions of the study carried out jointly with IPROMA on the presence and distribution of emerging contaminants, both in surface waters and in groundwater of aquifers in four basins in the South of the Iberian Peninsula: Guadalhorce River Basin (Malaga), Fuente de Piedra Lagoon Basin (Malaga), Guadiaro River Basin (Malaga-Cadiz) and Detrital Aquifer of the Vega de Granada (Granada).
The results of this study reveal the presence of emerging contaminants in all the samples analyzed, since 33 different emerging contaminants, mainly pharmaceuticals, were detected in surface waters, while 37 different emerging contaminants, mostly pesticides, were found in groundwater.
Along the same lines, José Vicente Clausell, from the Water Collection and Quality Department of the FACSA supply area, has presented a poster on the evolution of pollution from agricultural sources in La Plana de Castellón, as well as its impact on its use for supply.
Specifically, Clausell analyzed the evolution of nitrates and bromacil in supply wells that draw water from the Plana de Castellón aquifer, as well as the effect that certain variables, such as the irrigation system used, the relationship with adjacent aquifers, and the reduction of cultivated land, have had on this evolution. Furthermore, the FACSA expert presented the latest solutions implemented to ensure the supply of water suitable for human consumption.
The event, organized by the International Association of Hydrogeologists of Spain and Portugal, the University Institute of Science and Technology Studies, the International Association of Medical Geology of Spain and Portugal and the University of Salamanca, has had the participation of representatives from different universities, centers and research institutes, as well as specialized companies in the sector.
